Roman Festivals is a symphonic poem composed in 1928, and the third orchestral work from Respighi’s Roman Trilogy. Each of the four movements describes a scene from ancient Rome. The first movement, Circenses, depicts a battle of gladiators. The second movement, Giubilio, portrays pilgrims approaching Rome, catch a breath-taking view from the mountain, as church bells ring in the background. Next is L'Ottorbrata, representing the harvest festival, and finally La Befana depicts the big city festi...

• Circenses (Zirkusspiele)
• Il Giubileo (Das Jubeljahr)
• L’Ottobrata (Oktoberfest)
• La Befana (Dreikönigsnacht)